raggedness vs burl
burl vs raggednessraggedness and burl both are nouns.
raggedness is not a verb while burl is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| raggedness | Yes | No | No | No |
| burl | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
burl is a hyponym of
raggedness; that is, burl is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
raggedness:
- raggedness: a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
- burl: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
Other hyponyms of raggedness include
scaliness, coarseness, nubbiness, tweediness, knot, slub, abrasiveness, harshness, scratchiness, coarseness, graininess, granularity, shagginess, bumpiness, bristliness, prickliness, spininess, thorniness.
| raggedness (noun) | burl (noun) |
|---|---|
| shabbiness by virtue of being in rags | soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design |
| a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven | a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree |
| the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer |
| raggedness (verb) | burl (verb) |
|---|---|
| remove the burls from cloth |
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